Publishing News and events for Dixie County, EverPWek, Without Fall, Since July 1,1921 www. dcadvocate.net 2010 Dixie County Advocate Home of the Worlds Only Four-Headed Swamp Cabbage Thursday, February 18, 2010 0 88. No. 7 12 oages- 1 Section BRIEFS Drug test forms required by Tuesday on all students Dixie District School Com- petitive Student Drug Test All 'Competitive Students Drug Test Consent' must be turned in by Tuesday, Feb- ruary 23, 2010, by 3:00 p.m. Students must gave par- ents' permission or stu- dents will no longer be able to participate in extra cur- ricular acitities, which also includes driving. Forms may be obtained from pixie District Schools' website. ,: Dixie County Grand Jury Indicts in Reed shooting ! Tuesday afternoon, a pixie County Grand Jury issued an unsealed indictment for John William Kalisz in the S shooting death of Captain - "' sChad Allan Reed on Janu- ary 14th. Kalisz was charged with First Degree Murder While Armed, a Capital Felony. The indict- ment reads that Kalisz "un- lawfully and from a pre- meditated design and in- tent to effect the death of, Chad Reed, or any human being, did kill the said Chad Reed, by shooting him with a firearm, there- by inflicting in and upon the said Chad Reed, mortal wounds and injuries, of and from which said mor- tal wounds and injuries Chad Reed died, and during the commission of said murder, John William .... ,Kalisz used a firearm, to- wit: a pistol, contrary to Florida/Statutes 782.04(1)(a) and.775.087." Thu 58/30 . 2/18 P A few clouds. Highs in the upper' 50s and lows in the low 30s. Fri 61/33 Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 60s and lows in-the low 30s. Sat 2/20 63/42 Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 40s. Sun 66/42 , 2/21 + Plenty of sun. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the low 40s. Mon 69/46 *. 2/22 Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 40s. Cross City Rehabilitation hosted a Senior Prom to cel- ebrate Valentine's Day. Ac- tivity Director Jennie Sue Cunningham said, "Many of our residents who are in their 80's or 90's, were al- ready working by the time they were in the 8th and 9th grade and never experienced a true Senior Prom or for- mal dance." So, Mrs. Cun- ningham,Billie Jo Tompkins and Joe Weatherwax put a call out to the community for formal gowns and jack- ets. The Mickey D and Friends Iand provided mu- sic for the event. Mrs. Cun- nifigham said, "Thank you the everyone in the commu- nity such as Mrs. Peggy Valentine, Mrs. Tina Leon,Haven Hospice of Chiefland, Jessie Deans, Cathy's Consignments, Unit- ed Christian Services, The Cross CIty Church of God, the Pentacostal Holiness Church and anyone else that was not mentioned, we ap- preciated everything that you do for us and our Cross City Rehab family and really hope that God will shower his blessing upon you. Thanks again for your Love and help in every thing that we do to make the lives'of others better and memer-, able." See more photos, on page 12. , Cross City Rehab _ Smashes - Stress Even the best jobs can pile ___ on the stress sometimes. . The staff at Cross City Re- hab has been battling workplace anxiety this week by participating in a fundraiser. Travellers on CR 351 head- *ing into town might have thought the rehab center , has started a junkyard, but fun and fundraising was the intent. For a very small donation, staff could take a hammer to this wrecked car as a rem- edy for stress. Rotary Student Guests Pictured left to right are Dana Johnson, Ashley O'steen, Jordan Skelton and Malena Rollison. The Dixie County Rotary Club Student Guests for the month of January were Ashley O'steen, daughter of John O'steen and Janice Chesnut, Malena Rollison, daughter of Evan and Ruthy Buzbee and Jordan Skelton, daughter of Charles and Sandra Baker. The Rotary Club invites se- nior students from the Dixie County High School to at- tend weekly meetings and learn about this community service organization. At the February 10th meeting the students gave a speech which will qualify them to earn a Rotary scholarship. Ashley, who plans to college, gave her speech on Health Care. Malena, who plans to attend college, spoke on "How Volleyball Has Bene- fited Me." Jordan, who plans to attend Lake City Community College, told about "My Current Employ- ment." The Dixie County Rotary Club would like to thank the students for their interest in Rotary and their community. 15 year old girl found dead On Saturday, February 13, 2010, the Dixie County Sher- iff's Office and Dixie Coun- ty EMS responded to a resi- dence in Old Town on NE 642 Street. At the scene they discovered a deceased fif- teen year-old white female. Residents of the home stat- ed that they left earlier in the day and returned in the afternoon. Upon returning, they found the victim lying on the floor with a pillow and blanket and thought the victim was sleeping. Sometime later, they discovered what they thought to be irregularities and attempted to get a re- sponse from the victim. Upon discovering the victim was not breathing, they im- wa no bratm, thyi- mediately began, CPR and called 911. The preliminary investiga- tion indicates .that one of the occupants of the home was recently released from the hospital and had differ- ent medications in the home that are now missing. An' autopsy is planned and will be conducted by the Medical Examiner's Office'in Gainesville to determine the exact cause of death. At this time the Sheriff's Of- fice is investigating this as an overdose and no foul play was indicated at the scene. The investigation is contin- uing into the victim's men- tal status and prior history to determine what may have led to her death. Local kids compete at State Fair Shelbi McCall partici- pated in the Florida State Fair Youth Dairy Show, February 12-15 in Tampa. She won first -place in the four-year old Holstein class, Se- nior Champion Holstein, and Grand Champion Holstein with Ms. Maple Slope Clear Eyes. As an exhibitor in the Florida State Fair Youth Dairy Show, Shelbi gave a Pre-Fair Talk at the 'Cross City 4-H Club meeting on February 8th. She presented a speech during her Ask Me Talk at the State Fair, as well as complet- ed a record book and ed- ucational poster. During. the event, exhibitors are also given general dairy knowledge and record book tests. Shelbi is a member of the Dixie Middle FFA Chapter. She is the daughter of Car- son and Sharon McCall. Boating restrictions enacted due to Suwannee flooding Floodwaters in the Suwan- nee River rose to 24.05.feet at Branford Monday, so the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) activated restrictions in Zone 3, from Little River Spring to the County Road 340 Bridge at Rock Bluff. This 23-mile segment will be an idle-speed, no-wake zone as long as the Suwan- nee River is at 24 feet or more, as indicated on the Branford gauge. FWC officers will be pa- trolling this area of the riv- er to ensure boaters comply with the idle-speed, no-wake rule, said Capt. Roy Brown, area supervisor at the FWC's Lake City office. The FWC encourages boaters to stay off the river system un- til conditions improve. "We don't believe the river will maintain this level for very long," Brown said. "The river level has been rising extremely slowly over the past two weeks. We will continue to monitor it and get the word out once the zone is deactivated." This is the second zone acti- vated this year. The FWC ac- tivated Zone 5, a 32-mile seg- ment from River Rise in O'Leno'State Park west to the confluence of the Suwannee River, on Jan. 29, when the Santa Fe River reached 17 feet on the Three Rivers gauge, where flood stage is 19 feet. That zone remains in effect. An idle-speed, no-wake zone means a vessel must pro- ceed at a speed no greater than what is required to maintain steerageway and headway At no time is any vessel required to proceed " so slowly that the.operator is unable to control it or anything it may be towing. The other three zones are: Zone 1, from the U.S. 90. Bridge at Ellaville south to *the State Road 51 Bridge at Luraville. This 39-mile seg- ment becomes an idle-speed, no-wake zone when the Suwannee River reaches 47 feet or more at the Ellaville gauge, where flood stage is 54 feet. Zone 2, from the S.R. 51 Bridge at Luraville to Little River Spring. This 18-mile segment becomes an idle- speed, no-wake zone when the Suwannee River reaches 26 feet or more above mean sea level at the Branford gauge, where flood stage is 29 feet. Zone 4, from the C.R. 340 Bridge at Rock Bluff to one mile below the Fowler Bluff Boat Ramp. This 51-mile segment will be an idle- speed, no wake-zone when the Suwannee River reaches 9 feet or more at the Wilcox gauge, where flood stage is 11 feet. To obtain real-time river level information, visit www.mysuwanneeriver.com 1 Seniors go to prom Jackie Futch Senior Prom 2010 Queen and Cecil Poitvient Senior Prom 2010 King. I. I .L